Written questions

English Language: GCSE

Commons · Question 73603 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered into English GCSE exams at the age of (a) 16 and under and (b) post-16 in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021, (v) 2022, (vi) 2023, (vii) 2024 and (viii) 2025.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 9 Oct 2025

The department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who entered GCSE English from the 2017/18 to 2023/24 academic year.The department also publishes the number of students at the end of 16 to 18 study who entered for GCSE English from ...